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Letter from SPENCER FULLERTON BAIRD to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH,
dated February 17, 1882.,
Original located at the University of Vermont's Special Collections in the George
Perkins Marsh Collection, filed by date.,
http://cdi.uvm.edu/collections/item/sfbgpm820217 (accessed March 31, 2015)

Letter from SPENCER FULLERTON BAIRD to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH,
dated February 17, 1882.

Transcribed by
:
John Thomas, Ralph H. Orth and Ellen Thomson

TEI mark-up by
:
James P. Tranowski andEllen Thomson

Published by: University of Vermont. All rights reserved.

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Smithsonian,Washington, D.C., Feb. 17 1882

Dear Mr. Marsh:

I enclose a sample of coral bead, such as [is] in great demand among the North
American Indians, & I would be much obliged if you will find out in any way
the name of the makers in Italy--possibly somewhere on the Mediterranean--&
the cost per string of definite length or number.

We are preparing a grand crusade against the possessions of -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- the Indians of New Mexico,
& are assured that beads of this kind are the best material we can have for
trade. There is nothing specially new at the present time. The
re-organization of the National Museum promises to be a great success,
& the collection will, I think, attract deserved attention.